Monday, March 31, 2014

Music memorabilia refers to collectible objects which are related to a singer, composer, gig, music festival, band or venue. It can be any item ranging from autographs, photos, concert programs to hand written lyrics, instruments, hand signed music posters or some clothings and accessories. These collectible items can be widely put into career and personal categories.

The items associated with artists's or band's career outweigh their personal belongings. Like, Madonna's dress from her personal wardrobe will be of less worth than the one she wore on stage or any video. Having an iconic status of a band or an artist will add more value to his music memorabilia. Musical history provides us with many examples where some artists, bands and singers were quite prominent than others. The items related to that particular time are more sought after in comparison to others.

What can be the types under music collectibles-

Any item or possession associated with a band or an artist is considered as an exclusive piece of memorabilia. However, the collectors often look for some special items for each artist and fame depending on their popularity and work areas. To take some examples, items like autographs, hair, musical instruments, records, guitars, vintage clothing are different types in this category.

History of music memorabilia-

The memorabilia for music showed their value in parallel to the popularity of music. Some people believe that the music products associated with legendary artists like Beethoven gave rise to the craze of this memorabilia in the 18th century.

Others consider its beginning during the early 20th century with the craze for renowned music forms like jazz, blues or country music. The radio and vinyl records made people listen to their favorite songs and since then they start having music collectibles of their choices.

In the years between 1930s and 1940s, crooners like Bing Crosby defined the true pop music. One can see a huge legion of his female fans screaming around for his belongings. The advent of the popular rock artists Elvis Persely in 1950s marked the beginning of rock ‘n' roll music. The collectibles associated with this music artists are among the most popular music memorabilia.

In the following decade of 60s and 70s, memorabilia collectors has some of the timeless quality of the music bands and artists. Michael Jackson, Madonna and Queen were the stand-outs during 1980s in the run of the most valuable collectibles. The death of the Jackson further boomed the value of his possessions like signed music posters during concerts, wardrobe of live concerts etc.

With advancing technology and innovation in music, time has given collectors to have the most classic memorabilias from different artists and musical bands.

Most expensive music memorabilia in the world-

By far the most expensive memorabilia were priced at a record high of $2,299,000. This was Rolls Royce Phantom V owned by John Lennon. It was a car featuring psychedelic color bought in 1965. The car has a television, fridge and specially designed music system.

Besides this, the most sought after items in music collectibles were from the famous band, The Beatles.

Auction sites are the place to pick the music memorabilia. But now, the internet also serves as the best place to pick your favorite collectibles. This online collection will help you create your own music memorabilia.

Monday, March 3, 2014

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The fourth run of an international bobsled competition, then, is the most meaningless event in all of sportsor at least tied for first in the meaninglessness rankings with every preseason NFL game. The team thats leading after two runs has gone on to win 85 percent of the time, and even after one run the leading team wins 70 percent of competitions. That means the Russian two-man team of Alexander Zubkov and Alexey Voevoda, which sits in first place after the first two runs in Sochi , should feel very, very good about its chances. While we would expect the first-round leaders to have an advantage, this is a bit much. There are 30 competitors in the two-man bobsled competition in Sochi, and they each have a very small slice of the 30 percent chance of stealing the gold medal from the first-run leaders. (As you could have predicted, the Russians also led after the first run.) If youre not in the lead after one run, you should probably give up on the gold. And if youre in fourth place or worse, your chances of getting any kind of medal are slim. In more than 70 percent of all races, every position on the podium is locked in once three runs are complete. A well-designed sport has enough variability to create suspense. Imagine if after three quarters of a football game the winner could be predicted 100 percent of the time. (Ad time in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl would be much cheaper, at least.) Golf, similar to bobsled in that it features an open field competing on the same course four times, is vastly different in terms of predictability. Over the past 10 years of golf majors, the eventual winner was in the lead 15 percent of the time after the first day. After days two and three, the percentage increased to 35 percent and 45 percent respectively. (Even when you account for the fact that there are a lot more competitors in a golf tournament than in a bobsled event, these numbers are still stark45 percent is a whole lot less than 100 percent.) Is it inherently bad to have a sport thats so predictable? It is at least in the case of bobsled, considering that it features four anonymous helmets poking out of identical sleds, with no particular strategy discernible to the naked eye. Given those parameters, youd think suspense would be the only reason to watch. Since theres absolutely no suspense to be had, youd be better off switching to Animal Planet whenever you see a bobsled charging across your television screen. Can this terrible sport be fixed? While the Olympics and the world championships feature four runs per team, all other competitions governed by the IBSF mandate only two runs. Bringing that format to the Olympics would increase variability and make the final result more dramatic. Considering that most bobsled competitions are already two runs, it wouldnt bastardize the sport to make this move. Of course, having fewer runs would decrease the chance that the best team wins. But that would at least inject a little bit of life into one of the dullest sports ever concocted by man. For the original version visit http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/fivering_circus/2014/02/sochi_olympics_bobsled_why_it_s_the_worst_designed_sport_of_all_time.html

Monday, February 17, 2014

Edward Monkton is a persona created by British poet Giles Andreae, whose Purple Ronnie cartoon character – a stick-man figure who recites daft limericks – has for many years entertained the UK with his cheeky greetings cards. Purple Ronnie, whose poems often featured mild taboo subjects and language, also famously appeared in a TV advertisement for a well known soft drink.

Andreae's Edward Monkton series features a range of characters with unusual and amusing personality traits, philosophies and stories, and these characters share their wisdom from a wide range of greetings cards, gifts and collectables.

The greetings cards in the Edward Monkton series are illustrated in a minimalist and almost childlike style, usually in black ink on a white background, and provide a witty and insightful commentary on life, love, happiness and the things in life that bring joy (for example chocolate, shoes and frocks). Many of the greetings cards are left blank inside, so they can be used for a variety of occasions.

Several Edward Monkton characters also feature in full colour as gifts and collectables, including a range of striking little lapel pins, cute cuddly toys and shaped, scented soaps.

Edward Monkton characters are utterly charming, rather mischievous, and sometimes make little sense (see, for example, the Madness Hamster – the very idea!) – and it is these qualities that make them so endearing and popular with consumers of all ages and backgrounds.

There are two things you should know about the Penguin of Death: Firstly, he is strangely attractive because of his enigmatic smile, and secondly he can kill you in any one of 412 different ways. The Penguin of Death is not to be messed with!

The Penguin of Death is available as a cuddly toy in his own printed paper bag; a scented soap in a gift bag; a 7cm x 6cm cuddly keyring, and a 2.5cm x 1.9cm metal lapel pin.

The Sheep of Destiny

The permanently cheerful and oh-so-talented Sheep of Destiny wears a broad smile because he sees your future – and oh, how HAPPY shall that future be!

The Sheep of Destiny is available as a soft and squeezable 10cm x 6cm cuddly keyring, a 2.5cm x 2.3cm lapel pin, and an all-purpose greetings card which is left blank inside, ready for your message.

The Pig of Happiness

The Pig of Happiness wears a cheeky grin which stretches from ear to ear, and his motto is: "May his joyful smile remind us how much there is to be HAPPY about" – a message we could all do with remembering, from time to time!

The Pig of Happiness is available as a 9cm x 6cm cute and cuddly keyring; a shaped and scented bar of soap; a 2.4cm x 1.7cm lapel pin, and greetings card which is blank inside and suitable for most occasions.

Rock Pig is available as a 2.5cm x 2cm lapel pin, and a soft and squidgy cuddly toy which comes in a printed paper bag with Rock Pig's poem about his favourite type of music.

Madness Hamster

This is the slightly silly story of the Madness Hamster:

"Every night they visit you,Every night they come,And bit by bit,They steal your brain,And feed it to their Mum."

The Madness Hamster is available as a very cute 8cm x 5cm soft and squeezable keyring; a 2.4cm x 1.6cm lapel pin badge, and a greetings card which has been left blank on the inside so you can use it for most occasions.

The Cat of Glory

The Cat of Glory is a wondrous sight – prepare to be amazed! For it has been written: "And there shall come amongst them a Cat of such GREAT GLORY that all who see it will be sore amazed and marvel at its splendour."

The Cat of Glory is available as a lapel pin measuring 2.5cm x 1.9cm, which makes a perfect gift for cat lovers.